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Large universities: 20,000 or more undergraduates

Core colleges with 20,000 or more undergraduates, largest first. Counts are IPEDS fall enrollment of all undergraduate students.

Source: IPEDS fall enrollment, all undergraduate students (NCES)

103 colleges · each name links to its page, with sources · data snapshot October 2, 2026 · Updated October 3, 2026

103 colleges

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CollegeStateUndergraduatesDistance
Southern New Hampshire UniversityNH159,653
Western Governors UniversityUT135,822
Arizona State University Campus ImmersionAZ65,174
Texas A&M University-College StationTX59,933
University of Central FloridaFL59,470
Liberty UniversityVA52,823
Arizona State University Digital ImmersionAZ49,310
Ohio State University-Main CampusOH45,728
Florida International UniversityFL44,363
Utah Valley UniversityUT43,794
Brigham Young University-IdahoID42,996
The University of Texas at AustinTX42,444
Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusPA42,223
University of ArizonaAZ41,899
Kennesaw State UniversityGA40,509
Michigan State UniversityMI40,483
Purdue University-Main CampusIN39,864
University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMN39,556
University of Washington-Seattle CampusWA39,515
University of HoustonTX37,946
University of South FloridaFL37,269
California State University-FullertonCA37,125
Indiana University-BloomingtonIN36,833
University of Wisconsin-MadisonWI36,797
Rutgers University-New BrunswickNJ36,588
University of the PeopleCA36,386
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL35,564
University of FloridaFL34,924
Texas State UniversityTX34,547
California State University-Long BeachCA34,243
San Diego State UniversityCA34,050
University of North TexasTX33,858
University of California-San DiegoCA33,792
University of Michigan-Ann ArborMI33,730
The University of AlabamaAL33,435
University of California-BerkeleyCA33,078
University of California-Los AngelesCA33,040
Texas Tech UniversityTX32,635
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeLA32,574
California State University-NorthridgeCA32,429
Brigham Young UniversityUT32,221
Florida State UniversityFL32,217
University of Colorado BoulderCO32,105
University of California-DavisCA31,797
Purdue University GlobalIN31,791
University of GeorgiaGA31,514
University of Cincinnati-Main CampusOH31,184
The University of Texas at ArlingtonTX31,112
University of Maryland-College ParkMD30,608
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityVA30,504
The University of Texas at San AntonioTX30,310
Oregon State UniversityOR30,021
New York UniversityNY29,760
Weber State UniversityUT29,534
University of California-IrvineCA29,503
The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleTN28,883
University of South Carolina-ColumbiaSC28,470
California State University-SacramentoCA28,268
George Mason UniversityVA27,666
Georgia State UniversityGA27,588
University of ArkansasAR27,472
North Carolina State University at RaleighNC27,323
San Jose State UniversityCA27,111
The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyTX27,040
Auburn UniversityAL26,874
University of UtahUT26,827
Colorado State University-Fort CollinsCO25,834
University of Nevada-Las VegasNV25,794
Iowa State UniversityIA25,332
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPA25,171
Utah State UniversityUT25,048
Florida Atlantic UniversityFL24,614
California State Polytechnic University-PomonaCA24,455
University of North Carolina at CharlotteNC23,981
University of Massachusetts-AmherstMA23,936
University of KentuckyKY23,930
University of Missouri-ColumbiaMO23,613
Boise State UniversityID23,491
University of California-Santa BarbaraCA23,232
Northern Arizona UniversityAZ23,128
Clemson UniversitySC22,875
University of California-RiversideCA22,646
Georgia Southern UniversityGA22,295
University of IowaIA22,130
University of Illinois ChicagoIL22,107
University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusOK22,025
Washington State UniversityWA21,923
Temple UniversityPA21,720
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoCA21,559
California State University-Los AngelesCA21,527
California State University-FresnoCA21,430
Oklahoma State University-Main CampusOK21,354
The University of Texas at DallasTX21,330
East Carolina UniversityNC21,328
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA21,205
University of Southern CaliforniaCA21,023
James Madison UniversityVA21,006
San Francisco State UniversityCA20,756
University of KansasKS20,696
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillNC20,681
The University of Texas at El PasoTX20,609
Kent State University at KentOH20,485
University at BuffaloNY20,463

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